compile linux kernel 2.6.0 failed

horseriver horserivers at gmail.com
Sun Jan 13 16:53:53 EST 2013


On Wed, Jan 02, 2013 at 08:57:04AM -0800, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 1:16 AM, horseriver <horserivers at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >   I am compiling 2.6.0 kernel with gcc 4.4.5 and link with ld 2.20 version.
> >
> >   when linking .so , output this error :
> >
> >   /usr/bin/ld: arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.so: Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N
> >
> >   does gcc generate the program headers ? why not enough room for it ?
> >
> >   I guess it is because gcc version is not compitable with ld version
> >
> >   is there some advice ?
> 


> It is more likely to  be an issue of compatibility between the kernel's linker script and
> the version of ld that you are using.

you mean the vmlinux.lds which is in the arch/i386/kernel directory  , does not compitable with /usr/ld which I'm using ?


thanks!


> 
> I don't know why this fails for you, but since GNU binutils 2.23 has
> been released, I would recommend trying that.  Alternatively, since
> 2.6.0 is relatively old, trying using an older version of the GNU
> binutils.
> 
> Ian



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